Real Estate & Property Law

A property purchase becomes secure through a disciplined sequence: identify the interest, investigate it, record the bargain, complete safely and confirm registration.

Due diligence is not one title search. It is a joined-up inquiry into the seller, the register, the physical land, the intended use and the completion route.

A land-sale agreement should do more than record a price: it must identify the interest, control risk, set a completion route and explain default.

A seller does not obtain a free hand to recover land merely because completion is difficult; the contract, the breach, notice, possession and statutory protections all matter.

Completion is a managed exchange of money, documents and authority—not the moment a buyer sends the balance by informal instruction.

An official search is evidence of the register at a point in time; it is essential, but it is not a survey, occupancy report or planning clearance.

A lost title certificate calls for a registrar-led statutory process; an old copy or privately created duplicate is not a solution.

A Kenyan property issue may concern the register, the map, public land or a dispute. This guide explains which institution addresses which question.

The tenure attached to a property determines the interest being acquired, the obligations that follow it and the questions a buyer must ask before paying a deposit.

Co-buyers need more than a shared deposit: the registered form of ownership determines what happens on death, sale, succession and disagreement.

A request to ‘split land’ can mean several different legal processes. The correct route depends on whether ownership, boundaries or both are meant to change.

A clean official search is essential, but it is not proof that no other right can affect the land. Some interests may bind registered land without appearing on the register.